In preparing to review different theories, the nurse reviews ...

[Medesa]

In preparing to review different theories, the nurse reviews basic information to assist in under-standing the material. Theories are defined as:
 
  1. Mental formulations of objects or events
  2. Aspects of reality that can be consciously sensed
  3. Statements that describe concepts or connect concepts
  4. Concepts or propositions that project a systematic view of phenomena

Question 2

A nurse working with clients at or below the poverty level recognizes that the life expectancy of these clients is lower than the general population because of: (select all that apply.)
 
  1. Inadequate nutritional diets
  2. High-risk work environments
  3. Hazardous living environments
  4. Addictive and abusive lifestyles
  5. Predisposition to chronic diseases
  6. Ineffective decision making abilities

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4
A theory is a set of concepts, definitions, relationships, and assumptions that project a systematic view of phenomena.
Mental formulations of objects or events are called concepts.
Aspects of reality that can be consciously sensed are called phenomena.
Statements that describe concepts or connect concepts are called assumptions.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1, 2, 3, 4
People who live in poverty are more likely to live in hazardous environments, work at high-risk jobs, eat less nutritious diets, abuse substances, and have multiple stressors in their life. When re-searchers compared the life expectancies of European Americans and African-Americans, the causes of the differences were related to low socioeconomic status rather than ethnicity (Decker and others, 2006; Hwang, 2000). Predisposition to chronic disease in part is genetic in nature and research has confirmed no such link between poverty and chronic disease. Decision-making abil-ity is not the only factor affecting decision making. Poverty negatively affects the individual's ability to access recourses and adds stressors such as finding shelter that can alter the deci-sion-making process.

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